Peer reviews are frequently included in the overall employee performance appraisal. What values are attributed to the peer review?
a. The nurse has the ability to evaluate based on personal knowledge of the employee's performance.
b. Friendships can interfere with peer ap-praisals.
c. Selection of peers for appraisals can be biased.
d. Frequency of shared work may influence evaluation by peer.
ANS: A
When asked to submit peer evaluations, they should be selected on the basis of time actually shared in the work day/week. The other options are not an attribute of the peer evaluation meth-od of appraisal.
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